Ticker

EU and Ukraine sign political association treaty

The EU and Ukraine on Friday signed the political chapters of an association treaty, while leaving a more substantial free trade accord for after Ukraine's May elections. "Last November, the refusal to sign the association agreement with the European Union created a popular uprising," EU Council chief Van Rompuy noted.

EU summit leaders on Thursday will not reach any deal on migration, while Italy and the Visegrad Group countries confront each other on the Trust Fund for Africa. The debate on internal EU asylum relocation, however, remains off the table.